Information About

Kings River

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 43' 59.002" N,
148 ° 45' 13" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Palmer

Tributary to

Matanuska River

Elevation

551 ft (167.94 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon

Kings River in Detail.

About

flows S 24 mi. to Matanuska River, 15 mi. NE of Palmer; Chugach Mts.

History

local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1899. prospector, who had a cabin at the junction of this and the Matanuska River.

Topo Maps

Anchorage C-5 (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage C-5 (1952), Anchorage C-5 (1952), Anchorage C-5 (1960), Anchorage C-5 (1960), Anchorage C-5 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage C-5 (1994), Anchorage C-5 NW (2016),

Places Near Kings River

Areas:

T-uy Kaq-,

Channels:

Bet-uyedi Tayena, Ch-taltnu Tayena,

Routes:

Pigs in a Blanket, Turquoise Dragon,

Lakes:

Chain Lakes, Coyote Lake, Fish Lake, Gull Lake, Ida Lake, Jim Lake, Leaf Lake, Ruby Lake, Slipper Lake, Swan Lake, Thirtymile Lake,

Mine:

Eska Mine, Evan Jones Mine,

Mountains:

Eska Mountain, Granite Peak, Knob Hill, Lava Mountain, Lazy Mountain, Matanuska Peak, Pinnacle Mountain, Red Mountain, Wishbone Hill,

Parks:

Coyote Lake Park,

Peaks:

Crag, Frontier Peak,

Rivers:

Kings River,

Streams:

Carpenter Creek, Doone Creek, Eska Creek, Gloryhole Creek, Granite Creek, Jim Creek, Knob Creek, Linquist Creek, Little Granite Creek, McRoberts Creek, Palmer Creek, West Fork Young Creek, Young Creek,

Routes:

Chickaloon Trail,

Valleys:

Sheep Valley,

Cities:

Eska, Jonesville, Lazy Mountain, Sutton,